bar

Study(29)

UK /bɑː/ US /bɑɹ/

noun 7name 7verb 4prep 2adj 1

Collocations

(noun.) for drinks/food

ADJ

VERB + BAR

drop into, go to, stop at

After work, Sarah stopped at a bar with her colleagues to celebrate the good news.

manage, run

BAR + NOUN

food, menu, snacks | stool

PREP

in a/the ~

We decided to meet our friends in the bar after work on Friday evening.

(noun.) counter

VERB + BAR

be propping up

After the party, my uncle was propping up the bar and telling jokes to anyone who would listen.

drink at, lean on, sit at, stand at

After work, she liked to sit at the bar and chat with the bartender.

serve behind

My sister works behind the bar at a busy restaurant downtown.

PREP

at the ~

The bartender was mixing drinks at the bar while customers waited for their orders.

behind the ~

The bartender worked efficiently behind the bar during the busy Friday night shift.

(noun.) in music

VERB + BAR

hum, play, sing

The pianist hummed a few bars from the classical piece before starting the performance.

PREP

in a/the ~

The drummer made a mistake in the third bar of the song.

PHRASES

two, four, etc. beats to the bar

(verb.)

ADV

effectively

PREP

from

New security rules have barred visitors from entering the building without identification.

Definitions

noun

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

The window was protected by steel bars.

A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.

Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money.

We are expecting a carload of bar tomorrow.

A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.

bar of chocolate

bar of soap

A broad shaft, band, or stripe.

a bar of light

a bar of colour

A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.

verb

To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.

'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way.'

To prohibit.

I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.

To lock or bolt with a bar.

to bar the door

To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

I lived in a hut in the yard. To be out of the chaos I would sometimes get into the accountant’s office. It was built of horizontal planks, and so badly put together that, as he bent over his high desk, he was barred from neck to heels with narrow strips of sunlight.

prep

Except, other than, besides.

He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife.

"I might be a fool," the younger man admitted quietly, "even an idiot, but there's not a person living, bar you, who possess the courage to call me a weakling, Sir."

Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.

Leg At Each Corner is at 3/1, Lost My Shirt 5/1, and it's 10/1 bar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of preventing

prevention

noun — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served ov

barroom
saloon
ginmill
taproom

noun — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

cake

noun — a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the ba

noun — musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

measure

verb — prevent from entering

verb — render unsuitable for passage

verb — expel, as if by official decree

Antonyms

unbar

Idioms & Phrases

bar star

A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.

raise the bar

To raise standards or expectations, especially by creating something to a higher standard.

Acme's new technology will raise the bar for the entire industry.

bar none

Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

The best tiramisu I've ever tasted, bar none.

prop up the bar

To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.

know from a bar of soap

To know; to be acquainted with (a person).

After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money.

Example Bank

The window was protected by steel bars.

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Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money.

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We are expecting a carload of bar tomorrow.

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Our way was barred by a huge rockfall.

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I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bar is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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